You have been asked by the president of your company to evaluate the proposed acquisition of a new special-purpose truck. The truck's basic price is $50,000, and it will cost another $10,000 to modify it for special use by your firm. The truck falls into the MACRS three-year class, and it will be sold after three years for $20,000. Use of the truck will require an increase in net operating working capital (spare parts inventory) of $2,000. The truck will have no effect on revenues, but it is expected to save the firm $20,000 per year in before-tax operating costs, mainly labor. The firm's marginal tax rate is 40 percent.
-What is the total terminal (non-operating) cash flow at the end of Year 3?

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The terminal cash flow includes the after-tax salvage value and the recovery of net working capital. The after-tax salvage value is calculated as the sale price minus taxes on the sale, which is $20,000 - ($20,000 - $0) * 0.40 = $12,000. Adding the recovery of net working capital of $2,000 gives a total terminal cash flow of $14,000. However, considering the depreciation tax shield, the correct terminal cash flow is $15,680.

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